# WV16 5EF: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

WV16 5EF is a postcode in Shropshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Shropshire. Open the map at WV16 5EF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [WV16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv16) › [WV16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Shropshire 031A: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **No property in WV16 5EF listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 031A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **£275,232 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV16 5EF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **Low road and rail noise at WV16 5EF**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF
- **6.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oldbury Wells School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldbury-wells-school-e142153) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Castlefields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlefields-primary-school-e145202) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridgnorth Endowed School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgnorth-endowed-school-e139143) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Catholic Primary School,  A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151756) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-bluecoat-church-of-england-primary-school-e151184) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Leonard's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-cofe-primary-school-e145221) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £487,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £580,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| October 2025 | £318,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 480 m |
| March 2026 | £253,485 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| May 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 540 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £275,232** (July 2026). Shropshire’s average house price was £275,232 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Shropshire earned a median of £36,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 122nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in Shropshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Shropshire has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Shropshire 031A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.4** (2025). Shropshire 031A has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 031A was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,414** (2021). Shropshire 031A had 1,414 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,839th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 76.2%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 031A, 76.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WV16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £267,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV16 was £267,500 in 2025. Joint 880th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,763** (2021). WV16 had 17,763 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,153rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in WV16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.7%** (January 2026). In WV16, 73.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Centre: 52.5248, -2.4246

Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shropshire): Stuart Anderson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4246,52.5248,WV165EF

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